Ethertronics Broadens Savvi™ Line with Bluetooth, WLAN, WiMAX and PCS/WiMAX Ceramic Antennas
New Compact, Performance-Driven Products Complement Existing Savvi GPS and Bluetooth Antennas
Ethertronics Inc., a leading provider of standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wideband and multi-band wireless devices, has expanded its Savvi™ ceramic antenna product line with new high-performance embedded antennas. These compact antennas are designed to address the challenge of incorporating multiple functions into portable devices, and include a compact Bluetooth antenna, wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna, WiMAX antenna and combination PCS/WiMAX antenna. Ethertronics’ antennas contain the company’s patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) technology that makes them immune to frequency shifts because of their industry-leading high-isolation characteristics.
The smallest of the new antennas, the compact Bluetooth antenna measures a mere 5x3x1.3mm and is ideal for integration into small, handheld portable devices. The WLAN ceramic antenna operates at 2.4-2.5 and 4.9-5.8 GHz frequency bands and measures 7x4x1.3mm. This antenna is ideal for notebooks and RF modules and addresses the growing demand for WLAN functions in an array of electronics devices. The third addition to the Savvi line is a WiMAX antenna that operates on either the 2.3, 2.5 or 3.5 GHz frequency bands and measures at 14x4x1.3mm. Focusing on the growing convergence trend, the ceramic WiMAX antenna is an ideal solution for multi-functioning handsets. The final addition to the line is a diversity PCS/WiMAX combination antenna that measures 9.6x3x1.3mm and operates on the 1.93-1.99 and 2.5-2.7 GHz frequency bands.
“With the great success and response to our initial launch of the Savvi ceramic antenna product line, we have broadened the product base to cover several more applications in the wireless industry that are gaining traction,” said Jeffrey Crosby, president and chief executive officer of Ethertronics. “These antennas highlight Ethertronics’ ability to capitalize on the growing trend of mobile convergence by offering quality, high-performance antennas, which excel at delivering the best specifications for multi-functioning mobile devices.”
Given Ethertronics antennas’ high-isolation characteristics, every antenna in the Savvi line has the ability to co-locate with the main antenna without experiencing frequency shift and RF interruption, which can ultimately hinder performance and reception. In addition, the IMD technology enables Ethertronics’ ceramic antennas to have equivalent performance specifications to that of metal antennas.
This past September, Ethertronics announced the initial launch of the Savvi Ceramic Antenna product line that included a Bluetooth-only and a novel GPS/Bluetooth combination antenna. All of these antennas are available now.
About Ethertronics
Ethertronics designs and manufactures high-performance embedded antenna solutions for wideband and multi-band wireless devices. Ethertronics’ leading-edge product lines, including Prestta™ stamped metal and SavviTM ceramic antennas support a wide range of applications including cellular, UMTS, WiFi, WiMAX, Bluetooth, GPS, MediaFLO and DVB-H among others. The company’s patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) technology enables smaller size, flexibility in design implementation, shortened design cycle and higher overall performance, while simultaneously meeting and improving upon standard safety emission requirements. Ethertronics’ antennas have been selected by major customers worldwide garnering an installed base of nearly 100 million units. The U.S.-headquartered company maintains a global network of design centers and low-cost, high-volume manufacturing operations. Ethertronics ranks #1 in Deloitte & Touche USA’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for San Diego; #9 on Deloitte’s Wireless Fast 50; and #52 on the 2007 Inc. 500 Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. For more information about Ethertronics, visit the company's Website at: www.ethertronics.com.
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